by Jay Chanthalangsy
How did you get started as a DJ?
I started as a “roadie” for a mobile DJ group called The Bomb Squad in 1997. While there I tagged along with the owner/DJ Mentor DJ D-Nak and got full access to all the clubs and all the industry happenings. I met, watched and learned from [...]
by Jay Chanthalangsy
How did you get started as a DJ?
In high school, my friends and I used to compete to see who could have the best cd collection, which was really a “who-has-the-best-slow-jams” competition. Whereas djs would typically say “Ohh, I got this rare remix,” my friends and I would basically play some Joe track [...]
(photo credit: ammala phaphou)
Motev CEO Jay Chanthalangsy and COO Donald Gerard both appeared fresh-faced and impeccably dressed at their launch party for Motev.com on Saturday, February 27th, at the Mimosa Champagne Lounge in Oakland, CA.
With Streets Is Talkin host Leon “DNastee” Sykes at the MC for the evening, some of the Bay Area’s most [...]
by Donald Gerard
How did you get started as a DJ?
Ever since I was young I was fascinated by my parent’s records. They had everything from Miles Davis to Donny Hathaway to Esther Phillips. My mom would play her old soul and gospel records while we cleaned the house and I loved that those records [...]
by Donald Gerard
How did you get started as a DJ?
In 1985, the person who is now my brother in law, David Muir, and I got together to start to learn how to DJ. We had one turntable which could pitch shift, one crappy non-pitch shifting belt-driven turntable, and a used radio shack mixer or something. [...]
By DJ Imani
I went to see DJ Krush on Feb 2nd at Mighty in SF. It was PACKED! I have been to Mighty at least 20 times and I have never seen it that crowded in there. I knew DJ Krush was the Shit, but I never knew he blew up that much. You could [...]
by Donald Gerard
How did you get started as a DJ?
I was fortunate enough to be mentored by local lesbian DJ legend Page Hodel. She taught me how to BPM my music, how to find beat #1 on a record, and the rest is history.
Who were your greatest influences? When did you get started and why? [...]
On February 9, 2010, Motev COO Donald Gerard interviewed DJ Jacatac:
How did you get started as a DJ?
My partner was a promoter who had a problem keeping a DJ, so she turned to me and said, “Babe, ur gonna be my DJ this week.” Knowing my passion for music, she knew I would give it [...]
On February 7, 2010, CEO Jay Chanthalangsy interviewed DJ Solarz:
How did you get started as a DJ?
I grew up in the Bay Area listening to radio DJs like Jazzy Jim and Greg Lopez. I was always heavy into music and was interested in what the DJs were doing with the records. When I was 17, [...]
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